Car started life as a factory 5.0 car,Then lived for a while with a panhandle built 331 then i recieved the car with a weak 306 with canfeild heads that ran the best of 7.20@98 in the 1/8th on spray.So i decided to got he beaten path of the 2.3T swap but i added a twist i wanted a carb blowthrough setup capable of mid 6"s in the 1/8th and that leaves me were i am today I will post pics from the start opf this build to were im at today.

Heres the pic of the 306 that is now in the scrap pile due to a broken rod and windowed block
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Front view of the car after i pulled the 306

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Side view
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and interior
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Wave by to the 306!!!!!
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Then I was on the hunt for a 2.3 to build!!! found on for the cost of FREE A set of T/C rods and pistons and i was in buisness
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A Good cleaning and a fresh coat of paint
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A fresh set of bearing and a good hone job and we are ready to assemble!! All clearances came out right within specs

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Just a filler pic
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Just a ruff pic of the unshrouded combustion chamber Ignore the valves it has 1.89/1.60's in it now
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A picture of the port work before it left for the machine shop (unfinished)
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Mock up of the intake,carb and hat
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Now thats a switch !

 

After fighting with the machine shop to get the head finished I finnally got it back!!

1.89/1.60 valves,lots of port work and special attention in the bowl areas.

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I also used ARP studs for the head and a 1035 felpro gasket
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So insted of buying a 4 Brl adapter i made one of my own and secured it with 4 5/16-18 socket head bolts
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I also drilled and tapped the injector bungs for 3/8 pipe pulgs and filled them with JB weld
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Along the way i picked up a 2.3 C4 bellhousing
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And then my camshaft Lunatis .500 lift grind
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hope the motor mounts hold
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A pic after i finished assembling the motor

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In between these pics i aquired a pinto converter and some other odds and ends i needed
Here is it going in its new home
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Snug in its new home with the carb hat mocked up to check hood clearance
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And that brings us to today
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I spent alot of time in the carb (600 DP) I plan to break the motor in N/A for now then finish swapping in my turbo parts.If you look close you will see the plate kit hiding in there


Another mock up on the carb hat i changed the spacer arrangment on the intake some
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Another 2.3T project... subscribing

 

HELL YA about time someone did something weird ahahh i love it

 

yeah really cool to see a 2.3t build, cant wait to see it finished!!

 

hmmm

 

the ointo converters good

 

4 cylinders are for fuel economy not HP.

 

Fired it off tonight will get some pics up soon!!!!!

 

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That's a sweet build.....

 

We need some video of that thing ASAP.

 

my camera doesnt have sound

 

Drove it home tonight N/A Af's are going to need alot of tweaking.

 

50 miles and counting

 

n/a it must be a slug with that compresson ratio .